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现场画面！失事飞机的一部黑匣子已找到
The black box of crashed flight MU5735 has been found. China Eastern Airlines has launched an investigation into the crash and grounded some aircraft, but promised that scheduled flights will not be affected.
UN council defeats Russia humanitarian resolution on Ukraine
The UN Security Council has defeated a Russian resolution on Ukraine, which did not mention that Putin’s invasion caused the escalating humanitarian crisis. China was the only member that backed the resolution, reflecting Moscow’s failure to get widespread support for its war in Ukraine.
Cornell University Chinese Students Walk Out after Uyghur Student Asks About Genocide
Chinese students walked out of a talk at Cornell University, after Democratic representative Elissa Slotkin of Michigan responded to a student’s question about Uyghurs at an on-campus event on March 10. Slotkin later wrote on Twitter that she pointed out “what is well known about Chinese policy toward the Uyghur community: that the government has carried out imprisonment, forced labor, and forced indoctrination.”
Press Briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Chris Meagher and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, March 22, 2022 | The White House
The U.S. “has not seen any evidence” of Chinese military equipment to Russia, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday, following reports from U.S. officials earlier this month warning that China had “signaled its willingness” to send aid to Russia amid the Ukraine conflict.
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China’s beer industry is hurting: Production costs, including the prices of barley and packaging materials, such as glass and aluminum, have increased by 12% to 40% year-on-year.
Ukraine: China’s Desired Endgame • Stimson Center
China has a “window of strategic opportunity” in Ukraine, writes Yun Sun for the Stimson Center, especially in U.S.-China relations: The key to the nation’s success “lies in the maintenance of a neutrality — even if self-perceived — that leaves room for imagination and other’s efforts to gain China’s cooperation.”
Alibaba Hikes Buybacks to $25 Billion as Crackdown Signals Ease
Alibaba ramped up its share buyback program to $25 billion, the second increase in less than a year to stanch a $470 billion valuation loss during Beijing’s internet crackdown.
‘I’ve Forgotten How to Kneel in Front of You!’
“Sorry, I’m used to standing upright and I’ve forgotten how to kneel in front of you!” Odesa-based computer programmer Wáng Jíxián 王吉贤 responded in a YouTube video after being verbally attacked and censored for his personal, on-the-ground recordings of Putin’s invasion. Read a translation of the video by Geremie R. Barmé.
China Eastern Plane Crash Cause: MU5735 Nosedive Baffles Investigators
No survivors have been found so far from China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735, the country’s first major airline crash in more than a decade. The cause of the plane’s nosedive from 29,000 feet is “baffling air-crash specialists.” Families, friends, and acquaintances of passengers took to WeChat and Twitter to express their grief.
The workhorse aircraft, a 737-800, was only six years old — young for the model, which has a “stellar safety record all over the globe.” China has a near-spotless aviation safety record in recent years, after authorities imposed a regulatory overhaul to combat a series of crashes in the 1990s. China Eastern Airlines has also moved to upgrade cockpit safety protocols since the crash, The Paper reported. China has the world’s largest and youngest fleet of Boeing 737-800s, and further groundings of the jet could have a significant impact on domestic travel, according to aviation consultancy IBA. Chinese airlines’ stock prices fell Tuesday morning: China Eastern shares plummeted 5.82%, and the other two of the big three Chinese carriers — Air China and China Southern Airlines — declined by 1.25% and 0.45%, respectively. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. Embassy Beijing Chargé d’Affaires David Meale are among many who have expressed their condolences.
宁德时代回应涨价传闻：不予置评|界面新闻 · 快讯
CATL, China’s largest battery maker, declined to comment on recent reports claiming that the company has hiked the price of its batteries twice since the second half of last year.
Foxconn 'basically' resumes normal operations in China's Shenzhen
Foxconn has resumed some of its operations in Shenzhen after the city emerged from lockdown last week following disruptions caused by COVID-19 outbreaks, per Nikkei Asia.
China keeps lending benchmark unchanged but Q2 easing expected
China is keeping interest rates unchanged for corporate and household lending, though analysts say the case for monetary stimulus is building amid a slowing economy and an ambitious 5.5% growth target for the year.
蔚来资本完成约4亿美元二期基金募集-36氪
NIO Capital, a private equity firm linked to the EV startup NIO, closed fundraising on its investment fund, Eve ONE Fund II L.P., at approximately $400 million.
AP Exclusive: US admiral says China fully militarized isles
China has fully militarized three islands in the disputed South China Sea, U.S. Indo-Pacific commander John C. Aquilino said on Sunday, arming them with “anti-ship and anti-aircraft missile systems, laser and jamming equipment, and fighter jets in an increasingly aggressive move that threatens all nations operating nearby.”
China reports first COVID-19 deaths in more than a year
China reported its first COVID deaths in over a year, as challenges mount on the nation’s COVID-zero policy. The two deaths recorded in northeastern Jilin Province on March 19 bring the country’s coronavirus death toll to 4,638. (The death toll in the U.S. stands at 970,082 today.)
More than 4,000 new infections were reported across China on Sunday, with two thirds in Jilin Province. Shenzhen has eased its lockdown restrictions, citing control over the outbreak. Widely used inactivated shots have been updated to fight up to three variants, said Zhèng Zhōngwěi 郑忠伟, an official who oversees COVID vaccine development at the National Health Commission.
Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng Attends and Addresses the Fourth International Forum on Security and Strategy
Has China sided with Russia over the Ukraine war? Many experts on Twitter seem to think so, after state media outlets and speeches from Chinese officials blasted NATO as the “root cause” for the war, denounced Western sanctions, and hinted at further alignment with Russia.
Global Times commentator Hú Xījìn 胡锡进 also wrote a screed on Weibo about why China should support Russia, which has since been translated on Twitter. State broadcaster CGTN host Liú Xīn 刘欣 tweeted, “Can you help me fight your friend so that I can concentrate on fighting you later?”
《新型冠状病毒肺炎诊疗方案（试行第九版）》修订要点_部门政务_中国政府网
China added Paxlovid to the country’s COVID treatment list, authorities announced this week, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant challenges the nation’s COVID-zero policy. Regulators approved the Pfizer pill last month for emergency use.
